Finding the location using Bing Maps on Windows Phone 7.1[Code name Mango] using ASP.NET

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First of all thanks to Microsoft for providing Microsoft IE 9 browser to Windows Phone 7.1(Mango Update). With the introduction of HTML 5 and CSS 3 in Microsoft IE9, web development is easier for Windows Phone devices.In this article, let us see how to show Bing Maps on Windows Phone 7.1 device and pinning the current location on the go.

First of all, create a Bing Maps Account, which is free of cost from the link – http://www.bingmapsportal.com/. Once you are done with creating account, log into Maps Account center and create a key by providing the “Application Name” and “Application Type”. Now copy the Key/URL and save it in notepad.

Now launch Visual Studio 2010 and create a new Web application. Change the doctype to HTML 5 doctype, as shown below.